Opinion

After the Chandrayaan-3 success, it’s time for India to lead the ‘Elite Club’

29 Aug 2023 08:29 AM IST

With the success of Chandrayaan-3, the world is now privy to the victory of Indian innovation and the potential of the country’s human capital and its capabilities. The world of science and innovation across the globe has perpetually had a hegemony of a select few trying to shape its course

BRICS’ strategic expansion will signal the beginning of a seismic shift in global geopolitics

29 Aug 2023 08:28 AM IST

Summits are always high on symbolism, grandstanding and showmanship. Political leaders love summits as they give them an opportunity to flaunt on a bigger stage, away from domestic troubles and the nitty gritty of governance. However, outcomes from most summits expose the huge gap between principle and practice and between

No thaw in India-China relations

29 Aug 2023 08:25 AM IST

Post the recent informal meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS summit in Johannesburg, hope seems to be fluttering in the hearts of the uber-hopefuls that there is peace on the horizon on the India-China front. It is hoped

Prigozhin: Chronicle of a death foretold

28 Aug 2023 08:28 AM IST

The Elimination of a Threat Ever since the failed coup that took place on 23 June 2023, the days of Yevgeny Prigozhin a Russian oligarch seemed to have been numbered. Hence, the world was not stunned when on 23 August Russian aviation officials said Yevgeny Prigozhin and nine other passengers

Chandrayaan takes India over the Moon and into the Future

28 Aug 2023 08:24 AM IST

The greatest significance of the successful Chandrayaan mission to the Moon is that it has taken India towards the future, in sharp contrast to the politics that exists in the country, and which is seeking to keep the focus on the past. Of course, past is important but for the

India’s Double triumph: Moon landing and BRICS expansion

26 Aug 2023 09:25 AM IST

This week, it is all about India for leaving an incredible mark on global politics by adding a new chapter in space diplomacy and multilateralism. On one hand, India’s Chandrayaan 3 successfully landed on the south pole of Moon and made India the fourth nation in the world to achieve

‘Bharat Naya Rutu’ a paradigm shift towards reloaded infra revolution

26 Aug 2023 08:51 AM IST

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think of it; live on that idea. Let the brain, the body, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success,

Italian industries prepare ground for Indian students

26 Aug 2023 08:50 AM IST

Relations between India and Italy are about to experience a new evolution in the in different sectors including metallurgy sector. Even at different levels and forums and through seminars and conferences, serious discussion are being held not only to embolden the relations in the existing areas, but also creating pathways

Two Icons, both from Delhi, both Punjabis, Pass Away

26 Aug 2023 08:49 AM IST

Delhi has seen many success stories and many of them feature Punjabis, who came to the city as refugees, but left their indelible mark that would continue to inspire the future generations. The latest instance is of Narendra Kumar, one of the most prominent Indian publishers and T.K.Malhotra, whose obsession

India must engage with Pakistan: Mani Shankar Aiyar

25 Aug 2023 08:43 AM IST

It will be in the interest of India to engage with Pakistan as living in hostility with the neighbour is not in our interest, said former diplomat-turned-politician Mani Shankar Aiyar who called upon the country’s decision makers to put on their thinking caps and look for new ways of reviving

Whatever you say of India the opposite is also true: Experts

25 Aug 2023 08:39 AM IST

In Indian political ecosystem, politics of appeasement is one of the most common phrases widely debated for how it has been in use and who is using it, for it can as much translate into “politics of inclusiveness”, say experts from two corners of the spectrum. Speaking during the opening

Chandrayaan-3 success: Impact of space mission on military readiness

25 Aug 2023 08:35 AM IST

India achieved the historic distinction on 23 August of being the first-ever country to land its mission on the South Pole of the moon as well as the fourth country in addition to the USA, Russia, and China to achieve a soft landing of the module of its spacecraft Chandrayaan-3